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SUMMARY:Searchlight Awards − Best Chapter Book for 5-8-year-olds 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) 1 February 2024\nEntry Fee: £12 per entry\nPrizes: First prize: £350 and a one-to-one call with the agent judge; the top 10 entries will feature in Searchlight’s Agent/Publisher Pitch Book of winning stories\nWord Limit: Submit one chapter (1\,000 words max) plus a pitch (80 words max)\nJudge: Katie Blagden of The Bright Agency\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  searchlightawards.co.uk\n\nAuthors working on chapter books for children aged between five and eight should take a look at this Searchlight Awards competition. As well as the top prize of £350\, the top 10 entries are included in a Publisher Pitch Book which is sent to a selection of literary agents. The winner will also get a one-to-one call with the competition judge\, who is an agent at The Bright Agency. There is no guarantee she will represent the winner\, but it could be a great opportunity to pitch your children’s book to someone in the industry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/searchlight-awards-chapter-book-5-8/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Farnham’s First Five Thousand Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1 Feb 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 per entry\nPrizes: First prize:  £100 + a Literary Critique; Runner Up: £75; three further prizes of £50\nWord Limit: 5\,000 words max plus 300-word synopsis. \nJudges: Louise Morrish\, B.A. Paris\, Gill Thompson & Melanie Whipman\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: farnhamliteraryfestival.co.uk/literary-writing-competition\n\nRun by Farnham Literary Festival\, Farnham’s First Five Thousand Writing Competition is seeking the first 5\,000 words of unpublished novels with no theme or style restrictions. It has an exceptional panel of judges featuring four brilliant writers\, editors and/or educators. It also has a very affordable entry fee (compared to most novel competitions!) and the winner will receive a literary critique of their work (along with the £100 cash prize!). Note that all five shortlisted works will be published on the Farnham Literary Festival website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/first-five-thousand-competition/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Farnham Flash Fiction Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st February 2024\nEntry Fees: £5 per entry\nPrizes: First place: £100\, Second place: £25\, Third place: £25\nWord Limit: 500 words or fewer (excluding title)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: flashfiction500.com\n\nThe Farnham Flash Fiction Competition is run by Sally Dickson who is a member of Farnham Town Council\, Chairperson of the Hogs Back Writer’s and also writes Sf Thrillers under the pen-name Sally Ann Melia. It is also run in association with the Farnham Literary Festival\, at which the competition winner will be announced. With a first prize of £100 and prizes for second and third too\, it’s a decent value competition at £5 per entry\, so get involved today.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/farnham-flash-fiction-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:The People’s Friend Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 5 February 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: £10\,000 writing bursary; Three category winners: £500; Six runners-up: £200\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nGenres: Romance\, Thriller or Comedy\nCompetition Website:  thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/2024/01/05/155-anniversary-writing-competition\n\n “The People’s Friend” 155th Year Bursary Competition are open from January 8\, 2024. Submit your romance\, thriller\, or comedy short story using the following terms and conditions for guidance\, for your chance to win a £10K writing bursary! \nThe short story writing competition has a massive top prize of £10\,000 and runners-up prizes totalling £2\,700. Short story submissions of thrillers\, comedies or romances of around 2\,000 words are invited. The competition is open to amateur writers based in the UK. Deadline for submissions is Monday February 5th 2024 and there is no fee to enter.  \nThis is an excellent opportunity to win a very big prize without even having to pay an entry fee\, so get involved today!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/peoples-friend-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Globe Soup 2024 Primal Fears Horror Short Story Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 19 February 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 General Entry\, £9 Late Entry\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,000\nWord Limit: 5\,000\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  globesoup.net/horror-short-story-challenge-2024\n\nFor writers who want to take part in regular competitions but also be part of an online writing community\, Globe Soup is a brilliant option. As well as the open competitions (like this one) which are outlined on their website\, they also have an amazing members-only Facebook group.  \nThe group is a forum in which writers of all types and experience levels can support one another’s endeavours\, share success stories and generally chat about writing. But there are also loads of members-only competitions available\, most with cash prizes\, that are well worth checking out\, including their 7 Day Story Writing Challenges. The group is open to anyone who has entered one of the Globe Soup paid-for competitions. \nBack to this competition\, and with a great prize of £1\,000 for the winner\, it should be on your list of competitions to enter. It will particularly suit those who enjoy writing horror stories\, or indeed anyone who just fancies having a go. \nBut these something of a twist here… all participants will be randomly assigned a horror sub-genre and will receive a list of 20 primal fears. All participants will receive the same 20 primal fears. As soon as you receive your randomly assigned sub-genre and the list of primal fears\, you’ll have until the closing time to write and submit a short story of any length up to 5\,000 words. Your story should fit the sub-genre you were assigned and should be underpinned by one of the primal fears from the list. You get to choose the primal fear that will underpin your story.. \nThe Horror Sub-Genres \n\nBody Horror\nFolk Horror\nEco Horror\nPsychological Horror\nFantasy Horror\n\nYou won’t know which horror sub-genre you’ve got until you purchase your ticket for the competition. So if you fancy a challenge that could help push you out of your writing comfort zone\, why not give this a try?
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/globe-soup-primal-fears-horror-short-story-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Heroica Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 29 February 2024\nEntry Fee:  £2 per poem\, £5 for 3 or £10 for unlimited entries. Entry is free for HEROIClub members.\nPrizes: 1st Place: £125; 2nd Place: £50; 3rd Place: £25\nEligibility: Open to women and non-binary poets\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: heroica.co/poetry-prize\n\nOpen to women and non-binary poets\, the Heroica Poetry Prize has a £125 top prize and the winners\, along with all long-listed poems\, will be published (in print) in the first Heroica Poetry Anthology. There is a very reasonable entry fee\, but entry is free to HEROIClub members (details here) so that’s worth checking out if you would like to join an established and supportive writing community.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/heroica-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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